June 29. On this date in 1850, during the Bábi uprisings in various parts of Iran, the leader of the uprising in Neyriz, Yahya Vahid Darabi, was killed.

 

June 29. On this date in 1850, during the Bábi uprisings in various parts of Iran, the leader of the uprising in Neyriz, Yahya Vahid Darabi, was killed. 

On March 20, 1848, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i, who in 1844 had become the first person to become a follower of the Báb, visited the Báb at Maku prison, where the Báb was incarcerated. Subsequent to his visit, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i became involved in the Bábi uprisings. Under instructions from the Báb, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i unfurled a Black Standard in Mashhad, fulfilling an Islamic prophecy, and began a march with other Bábis. They were rebuffed at Barfurush and therefore made defensive fortifications at the shrine of Shaykh Tabarsí. Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i would die at the battle of Shaykh Tabarsí on February 2, 1849, and the siege at the fort ended on May 10, 1849. 

The Báb was later executed on July 9, 1850, but uprisings continued in other cities, notably Zanjan and Neyriz.